Vehicle direction signal



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7 W. A. SNYDER VEHICLE DIRECTION SIGNAL` Filed July 22, 1924 l lightrasatar'et. is, 1oz?,

Winnen A. suman, on monafouesvmtn, runas-artesana.

Application tiled July ft2, 132e. tierial lilo. M7/MS.

The invention relates to vehicle direction signals, and 4has for itsobject to providev a device of' this character comprising a light boxhaving right and left indicia thereon,

referably cut outfrom one sideA of the light.

ox, and lamps within said light box con' trollable from Within theautomobile, Whereby the operator may illuminate the right or lett signalindicia for signaling vehicles approaching as to the direction of aconteniplated turn. 'llhe device is preferably mounted on the' rear lefthand mnd guard of the automobile.

A further obiect is to Jiorin the light box from a single sheet ot'materialbent to form a substantially rectangular' shaped light boxhaving its rear side provided with an opening, the sides and top otwhich are provided with flanges for receiving and holding a removableclosure. Also to provide horizontal partitions and vertical partitionsin the box for dividing the light box into coinpartments and bracing thelight box.

With the above and other objectsin view the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown inthe drawing, claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what isclaimed without departing from the spirit of the in'- ventiorn f la thedrawing ligure 1 is a front elevation of the light box.

'Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional. view through the light boxtaken on line 2-2 ofllgure 1. y

Figure 2 5 is a horizontal sectional View through the light box taken online BH3 ot' Figure 1.

Fi l ure 4t is a plan view of the blank from which the light box isJformed.

Figure 5 is a plan view ol the slidable closure for the li ht box.

Referring to t e drawin theI numeral 1 designates the light box, W lichlight box is preferably supported on the rear lett automobile fender 2,however it is to be understood that the device may be attached to anysuitable portion of an automobile. The light box 1 is formed from asingle sheet or" ina* terial shown in Figure Il, which sheet of materialcomprises a bottoni section 4, Iside sections 5 and 6, front section 7and a top described and l section 8, and which sections, When-the sheetis bent to av substantially rectangular forni, are held rigidly by meansot the horizontally disposed partition 9, which is secured at 1G to thefront and end walls 7, 5 and o', and b t@ the vertically disposedpartitions 1l Whioi are secured at 12 to the horizontally dis posedpartitions 9, and at 13 to the to@ section 8 of the lie-ht boa andthebottoni et the light boa, therefore it will be seen 'that @-5 a rigidrectangular shaped. structure is formed, the rear side ot which is open,and

at the saine time the ,light box is divided by the partition 9 intoupper and lower chambers 14 and 15, in one end el which X0 chamberselectric lamps 16 are disposed which illnininatethe compartments 1d and15 according to the signal desired, as to Whether the operatorintends tomaire a right or lett turn. Lamps 16 are controlled by 75 means of a.switch 1'? which ina; be located on the dash or any other suite leposition, and electric current may be obtained troni any-suitablesource, however tor purposes of illustration batteries 17 are shown.

'llhe outer sides or the end sections 6 of the sheet of inaterialitromwhich the light boa is formed are provided with flanges '18, whichflanges are bent inwardly at a right angle to the sides 5 and @,'an'd incombination with the ilange. 19, forni means "for reu ceiving theremovable baci; 20 for the light. .box and which bach may have cut outindicia similar to that shownon the 'trent 7. The back 20 is heldagainst inward movement by aio the horizontal partitions 9 and againstout- Ward movement bynthe langes 18 and 19,' however to prevent downwardmovement the screw 21 is provided, which screw extends through anaperture 22 in., the removable as back 20 and is threaded at `23 into anup wardly extendin f' lugk 2a carried by the bottom l of the lig itborr,therefore it will be seen that the removable back 2O is rigidly held,but at the saine time held in a manner ma r whereby it may be easilyremoved for allowing access to an of the compartments, :tor instancewhen 1t kis desired to renew the lamps.

From the above it will be seen tibetan ias' automobile direction signalis provided, which is simple in construction and one wherein the lightbei; is formed from a single sheet of material bent to a yrectangularlyyshaped torni and provided with flanges 'formo ging" one sicle of eremovable beek and hole ng said removable beck in engagement with n.partition within the light bol,

invention having been set forth what. is claimed es new and useful is Avehicle direct-ion signal comprising at light box, seid light box beingformed from s, single sheet of material bent to form bot- ""'nn4g front,end and top Wells, flanges cari., by the rear sides of the end and topwalls, a, horizontal partition Within the light bei: and secured. to oneot" the end walls and fnmating spaced trom thev other emi Wall,

Leweo a removable back having indiciatherein and interposed between theflanges and the horizontal partition, an upwardly extending lug carriedby the rear end of the bottom and, engaging the inner side ot theremovable back, a lamp in the light box between the spaced end of thepartition and the adjacent f end Well of the box and securingr menusextending through said removable beek, und

into the upwardly extending' lug.

In testimony whereof lum signed naine to thie specification.

TILBUR A. SNYD'ICH.

